WHEN are Blackburn Rovers going to get the message concerning ticket distribution?

They said that they would try to distribute their Worthington Cup final allocation of 29,852 tickets as fairly as possible due to the level of demand being expected to well exceed availability. Who are they trying to kid?

With all due respect, we are talking about a club who could not even sell 20,000 season tickets as Champions in 1995.

The reality is simple: only 13,500 of the 17,000 season ticket holders bothered to use their "privilege" as they could not buy tickets due to restricted sales in phase one.

Again, similar restricted sales to non-season ticket holders in phase two resulted in only another 6,000 tickets being sold.

So what does the club decide to do in phase three? They offer season ticket holders the opportunity to purchase one additional ticket per season ticket held and non season ticket holders a similar opportunity dependent on their previous buying history, both with restrictions imposed.

This is from a club that is currently trying to broaden its catchment area and support base.

Incidentally, Spurs' ticket allocation was limited to first-come, first-served postal applications only and was sold out within hours, according to a mate of mine who lives in London. Wake up, Rovers. The "big club" attitude does not suit you. Look after what you have got, or you will finish up creating a similar situation as 1960 and losing thousands of supporters.

STEVEN BARKER, Euxton, Chorley.